enfetter

verb

in-ˈfe-tər How to pronounce enfetter (audio)
Definition of enfetternext
as in to bind
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains enfettered by debt, she was in no position to take early retirement

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  1. bind
  2. tie
  3. hamper
  4. chain
Verb
  • Later in the game, the time to respond is bound to slow down as each player puts concentrated thoughts into the matter.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Rookie Tristan da Silva, who’s already started 14 games in the absence of Banchero, is bound to take on a larger role, too.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of bind
Verb
  • Bloomberg reported that investigators found a jacket inside the backpack believed to be tied to the murder, not a gun.
    Stepheny Price, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Welcoming their three daughters Less than a year after tying the knot, the couple's first daughter, Rumer Willis, was born on August 16, 1988, with Willis even helping deliver his first born.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of tie
Verb
  • For years, Kazakhstan has worked with Jewish groups to repeal Cold War-era legislation hampering trade with the United States.
    Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Shacks and buildings were left completely destroyed when the cyclone struck the nation hampered by poverty.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of hamper
Verb
  • Rusty, a Lab/Chow mix, estimated to be between 10 and 12 years old, was rescued by PETA 10 years after he was found being kept in isolation, chained in a pen, in North Carolina.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) revealed in a news release that the canine — named Rusty — is finally getting to enjoy his golden years in comfort after a decade spent chained outdoors to a doghouse in North Carolina.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of chain
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“Enfetter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfetter. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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